Five years ago to the day The Satanic Scriptures, a fundamental book on modern-day Satanism, was published. Today the co-publisher and designer is preparing for the release of Las Escrituras Satánicas, the Spanish language edition to be released on Halloween of this year.

A team of 6 translators and proofreaders from just as many different Spanish speaking countries have been at work since January creating the best translation of the book for Spanish speakers across the globe.

The Kickstarter project is to find out if there is enough interest to publish a Deluxe Slip-Cased and Hardback edition.

If you want a hardback or slip-cased edition of this book, you need "back" this project now. It has to hit a minimum of 100% for anything but the paperback to be published.

We will soon be posting the full translated essay "¿Que? ¿El Diablo?" exclusively for backers of the project. If you'd like to read the essay before it is published, you will need to support the project.If you have any questions please use the link at the bottom of this post that reads "If you have a question, ask the project creator."

Reading the spanish translations you have in your posts in this topic, I have noticed a couple of odd bits. So just a question: What kind of spanish will this translation be in? Latinamerican spanish or Castellano (from Spain)?

Just realized this may sound a tad ungrateful for the effort all those people are making to get some Satanic words out for us hispano-parlantes. Wasn't meant that way. Just curious.

There are some issues with items I've posted. One issue is that many promotional items had to be rushed through, and so they have not received the full treatment of the translation team.

A second issue is that even the two essays that have been posted did not go through the FULL translation process.

All of the members of the translation team are of a Latin-American background, and not Castellano. We're working very hard to get the text so that it's as free from regionalisms as possible, but I understand (as I'm sure you do) there is a great amount of variation in the language.

It's like the English problem. More Americans speak it than Brits, so they have to put up with our bastardization. An overwhelming majority of Spanish speakers live outside of Spain and....

On January 25th of 2012 the translation work for Las Escrituras Satánicas officially began. I’ve managed some aspect of this project since November of 2011, doing something to advance toward the goal almost every day. Since that time the translation team became a dynamic and strong group of three primary editors and 5 proofreaders. Every editor has spent countless hours pouring over every single translation of every of the 38 parts of the book. Some of our proofreaders have read and made notes on every essay multiple times, during different phases of the process.

Translating is not simply replacing one word for an equivalent in another language. There are roughly 387 million native speakers of Spanish, placing it as the worlds most popular language, second only to Mandarin Chinese. To say that there is diversity inside the language itself is an understatement, and regional variations can create multiple meanings for words that may contradict the intent. Many English idioms have no equivalent at all in Spanish, not to mention words or phrases that Satanism has introduced entirely.

There have been long discussions on the best way to translate words and phrases in ways that will be not only the most accessible to the widest audience, but so that it convey’s Magus Gilmore’s own style and intent.

Nine months later, though I wish I’d personally learned more Spanish myself, I feel entirely confident that the book that will be produced will be the most thorough and considered translation of a work on the subject Satanism into any foreign language, much less anything translated into Spanish.

The project took longer than I anticipated from the beginning, but as discussed among proofreaders and with a number of backers, there seemed to be a unanimous agreement that it was far more important to do the best translation, than to meet an arbitrary deadline. There can only be one first edition of Las Escrituras Satanicas.

Currently the final passes of proofreading is being done and the final work on the layout of the book are being attended to. I expect to be sending the final files to our printer in early to mid-October. If all goes according to a revised schedule, Kickstarter rewards will be shipping out before the end of the year. Pre-orders placed with Atomic Books or directly will be available to ship shortly after that. Underworld Amusements will begin pre-selling books directly once the books have been confirmed to have been shipped from our overseas printer.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the Kickstarter by backing the project. Those waiting to purchase, your wait won’t be much longer. I have never worked harder or longer on any single book project, and I have never worked on any project with a more talented and dedicated team.

Cain, The slipcase and hardback editions will only be available through a few select bookstores. I've been looking for suitable stores through Mexico, Central and South Americas. The paperback will be available through most online retailers, but will not be distributed like a normal book to major bookstores.

I am excited about this Kickstarter Project # 18 and have my copy secured!

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"So entire is my faith in the power of words, that, at times, I have believed it possible to embody even the evanescence of fancies such as I have attempted to describe." Edgar Allen Poe.

Once they've been approved and any corrections made, manufacturing will begin. At that point I should have a really good idea of when the actual books will arrive and I can begin shipping Kickstarter pre-orders. PayPal has a 30 day maximum for pre-order sales according to their terms of service, so once we're inside that window, I'll set up copies for pre-sale.